pickI have read quite a bit about Jane, and only one or two other books about Katherine and Mary, so I was kept interested. With regards to Elizabeth I, this book sure looked at a different side to her, where she was so very worried about being outsted by others in her family to take over the throne. Katherine and Mary were next in line since Elizabeth had no children (alongside Mary of Scots). I listened to the audio and had no problem with it.
pickI‘m trying to read more from books I already own this year. Not sure how that‘s working out as I keep getting more from op shops. I just feel better if I have options. However this one I had picked up about a year ago at least and oh boy! It was brilliant. It is bonkers. Really quite silly. But I really loved it. English monarchy that can also shapeshift? Yes. It makes fun of itself too which is just lovely. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
so-so2nd in trilogy - was ok, bit weaker than the first, but will finish the trilogy.
Todays reading space 😁
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@MittenGirlPeach chose cozy English Christmas as the theme and nailed it! I confess- I‘ve never had lemon curd- what do I do with it? Thank you so much! #staycationintime
so-soMy first read of Weir‘s fiction, and I sadly wasn‘t impressed. I did enjoy knowing more about Lady Jane Grey, but I found the writing just too modern in many places. Perhaps her later novels are better! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
And most of all, she loved the way books could transport her from her otherwise mundane and stifling life and offer the experiences of a hundred other lives.
“Commissioned by the New York businessman Lumen Reed, George Whiting Flagg set out to paint Mary Queen of Scots Preparing for Execution, only to change to Jane when he discovered that Mary was ‘too old at the time of her execution to make an interesting picture‘.“
Mary was 44 when she was beheaded; Jane was 16. And just based on this painting I could not have told you before I read this quote how old the subject was.
Went to a different library book sale and got these for 15 bucks. What‘s funny is as my boyfriend and I were walking in another couple was just ahead of us on the sidewalk and stopped to say they recognized us from the other library sale the week before lol
Some of the Historical Fiction books on the top of my TBR.
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